The RWC Board reviewed a $7.94 million 2026 Capital Projects priority list that includes a new Dollar House Master Plan plus ongoing expenditures for construction of the pickleball building ($4.36 million, set to open this spring), scheduled street paving work ($1 million), replacing bridges over Tice Creek on the golf courses ($656,000), golf cour...

Golden Pear offers discounts at owner’s other restaurants The restaurant replacing the Creekside Grill is quickly taking shape with lots of progress being made, including a name change. Initially expected to be called The Pear at Rossmoor, the restaurant in the Creekside Complex will now be known as The Golden Pear. “A golden pear symbolizes prospe...

Add another to the list of peculiar morning sightings in Rossmoor: A small group of cows taking a stroll in a neighborhood. Around 9 a.m. Saturday, a small group of cattle that got loose from an area ranch were seen roaming around some Terra Granada Drive manors near entries 7 and 9. Jim Pearson had finished a hike when he saw the cows. He was amon...

Surrounded by a sizable audience inside the Sewing Arts Studio, Gerri Pymm and her quilting works were on center stage. With many – but not all – of her quilts on display along the studio walls, Pymm told the audience stories and shared the inspiration behind them. This produced a flood of memories and a lot of attention. This event, called a trunk...

More than 50 people gathered on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday Jan. 15 to trade quotes, laugh, sing and even shed a few tears. Sponsored by the African Americans and Friends Club, the open mic event in the Fairway Room at Creekside drew a variety of people celebrating not only King but their favorite civil rights icons. Mary Taylor, co-chairpers...

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RAA sees increase in popularity of classes Lined up against a wall in Art Studio 2 are 10 paintings, all inspired by the same image of a tree growing alongside the seashore. But these small artworks aren’t the same, differentiated, sometimes more than a little, by their shading, shadows, even the colors themselves. In this review of her students’ w...

Golf director: 2025 may have been ‘best year ever’ Crediting a combination of a relatively dry winter, a lack of stifling hot summer days and an increase in interest in golf in general, Rossmoor Director of Golf Mark Heptig said that 2025 was a banner year for RWC’s golf program. Heptig told the Golf Advisory Committee on Jan. 9 that in 2025, there...

Examining how Rossmoor clubs and guests factor into facilities usage eventually could develop into new RWC policy. How to shape that important discussion took center stage at the Policy Committee’s Jan. 12 meeting. Five existing policies pertaining to this subject might become more clearly defined as discussion continues. Ann Mottola, RWC’s communi...

After 33+ years and many improvements, Director of Golf Mark Heptig is retiring When Mark Heptig accepted a job as Rossmoor’s head golf pro in February 1993, the golf operation didn’t have the same polished sheen it has today. “The golf shop was very small, and the courses were run down,” Heptig said in a recent interview. “The courses were the ‘no...